Friday, January 25, 2013

Basement Makeover

Before John and I moved into this house, we had a lot of painting to do. Every room was a different color, and we wanted a neutral palette. Well, with all the work we did, we decided just to skip the basement.... Until now!

First, a look at the paint that needed doing:

The walls were this periwinkle color and a royal blue, with painter's tape that had been left on for who knows how long. Pulling off the tape took some of the drywall with it!

Then, I spackled the portions of the wall that the tape destroyed...

And finally primed the whole room.

Here are the shocking before and after pictures :)

Before: Clearly, this room was one we didn't enjoy spending time in. It was ugly and an absolute mess!

After: Clean, crisp walls and a treadmill! Talk about new motivation to use the room!

And I added a bulletin board for workouts and motivation :)

Before: This was also the room where arts and crafts went to die. Don't judge ;)

After: A place to store our rock climbing gear!

It was a lot of work, but well worth it! I love using the room now for my morning workouts. :) Have a great weekend!!

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I started this blog as a way for friends and family to keep in touch while I traveled abroad. Now, I hope it gives you ideas to try for crafts, food, home, and garden. I love to dabble, and I try not to buy when I can DIY!